Bicycles and Bicycling

Chronology of Coverage

Mar. 30, 2015

New York City's Citi Bike program resumes service following break for weekend maintenance; organization has still not provided details on what work was being done and why such short notice was given. MORE

Mar. 18, 2015

Lance Armstrong meets with nemesis Travis Tygart, head of the United States Anti-Doping Agency, in effort to begin process of overturning his lifetime doping ban from sports. MORE

Mar. 16, 2015

Cyclist Richie Porte of Australia wins Paris-Nice race for second time. MORE

Mar. 15, 2015

Tony Gallopin wins penultimage stage to take overall lead in Paris-Nice bicycle race. MORE

Mar. 13, 2015

Mar. 12, 2015

Mar. 9, 2015

Reform commission appointed by International Cycling Union finds that widespread doping was overlooked for years by ICU officials, mainly in deference to iconic rider Lance Armstrong; faults former ICU presidents Hein Verbruggen and Pat McQuaid who oversaw significant growth of organization as doping problem grew. MORE

Feb. 23, 2015

Feb. 19, 2015

Lance Armstrong pleads guilty to careless driving and pays fine after hitting two parked cars in Aspen, Colo; girlfriend Anna Hansen had initially taken blame, but later admitted that Armstrong had been driving; other cycling news noted. MORE

Feb. 17, 2015

Juliet Macur Sports of The Times column recounts ugly and ongoing battle between disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong and SCA Promotions, which awarded him millions of dollars for several of his Tour de France wins; latest salvo has SCA asking Texas judge to confirm arbitration panel decision and force Armstrong to pay back $10 million because he lied under oath about doping. MORE

Feb. 17, 2015

Jan. 11, 2015

Canadian real estate developer Bruno Rodi is fighting difficult battle to save PBSC Urban Solutions, early standout in the bike-share industry that fell into bankruptcy after series of bad decisions; PBSC, which operates programs in 15 cities, must now compete in an increasingly crowded field that is becoming a widely accepted part of civic transit infrastructure. MORE

Jan. 10, 2015

Suffragan Bishop Heather Cook, one of top officials in Episcopal Diocese of Maryland, will face manslaughter charges in hit-and-run death of cyclist Thomas Palermo in December 2014; police say Cook was drunk and texting when she hit Palermo in Baltimore, and left the scene. MORE

Dec. 30, 2014

Episcopal Diocese of Maryland says female Bishop Suffragan Heather Cook was driver in hit-and-run crash that killed Tom Palermo, who was riding bicycle in Baltimore; Cook later returned to scene of accident and was questioned by police but not arrested. MORE

Dec. 17, 2014

Juliet Macur Sports of The Times column celebrates announcement that Steve Johnson, president and chief executive of USA Cycling who was on the job during doping era of Lance Armstrong, will retire in 2015. MORE

Dec. 6, 2014

Rome's Mayor Ignazio Marino is urged by security officials to stop riding his bicycle around city after local gangsters are heard in intercepted phone conversations making veiled threats against him. MORE

Dec. 2, 2014

Central Park lowers speed limit for cars to 20 miles per hour and installs additional 'Pedestrian Crossing' signs in four of park's busiest locations to warn bicyclists; safety improvements follow two pedestrian deaths caused by collision with bicycles. MORE

Dec. 1, 2014

The victim of a cycling accident found that his body shielded him from much of the pain. MORE

Nov. 30, 2014

Op-Ed article by author Alex Hutchinson contends case of South African cyclist Daryl Impey, who was exonerated of doping charges, is a reminder that doping is not as black and white as it appears to some fans; observes that part of reason some commentators think doping rules should be altogether eliminated is the apparent arbitrary distinction between good and bad pills. MORE

Nov. 21, 2014

FlowCycle is an indoor bicycling class that mimics outdoor biking experiences by allowing participants to steer and tilt from side to side. MORE

Oct. 31, 2014

Oct. 30, 2014

Editorial notes major reboot by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's administration seeks to make Citi Bike, city's well-loved but wobbly bicycle-sharing program, far bigger and self-sufficient; says huge infusion of cash and new leadership under Jay Walder is one good sign that program may work. MORE

Oct. 29, 2014

Jay Walder, former head of Metropolitan Transportation Authority, is named chief executive of Alta Bicycle Share, company that operates New York's Citi Bike program; hopes to stabilize and grow popular, but flawed, bike-sharing system. MORE

Oct. 25, 2014

Period costumes are part of the tradition at Eroica, vintage bicycle race in Italy; 2014 event is dedicated to 100th anniversary of birth of Gino Bartali, who won Tour de France in 1938 and 1948 and helped rescue Jews in Italy during World War II. MORE

Oct. 23, 2014

Bicycle safety wear is undergoing high-style makeover as growing number of companies and fashion labels offer gear that is both reflective and fashionable. MORE

Oct. 17, 2014

Group of cyclists and transportation advocates hope to persuade Metropolitan Transportation Authority to open pedestrian and bike lane on Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, connecting Staten Island with Brooklyn and completing 50-mile 'Harbor Ring' path, which would allow cyclists to circumnavigate New York Harbor. MORE

Oct. 13, 2014

Editorial holds New York City is a city of pedestrians, who venture onto streets without benefit of helmets or air bags; observes in matters of traffic safety, all are equal, but pedestrians are more equal than others; contends for city to achieve Mayor Bill de Blasio's goal of eliminating traffic fatalities, all New Yorkers--drivers, cyclists and pedestrians--will need to accept that traffic laws are not suggestions. MORE

Oct. 12, 2014

Oct. 6, 2014

Bike sharing is catching on in the United States as cities take on carbon emissions and fight against obesity; the 38 public programs in the United States tend to be in large cities, including New York City, but upstate advocates want to see New Yorkers living in smaller, more economically stressed cities have access to the transportation and health opportunities such programs offer. MORE

Oct. 5, 2014

Photographer Christopher Lee captures fourth leg of East Coast Messenger Stage Race, held between Philadelphia and New York City. MORE

Oct. 5, 2014

Tammy LaGorce reviews Tour de Farm, combination bicycle tour and culinary event held in Warren County, that takes riders through 5-, 36- or 78-mile trek with stops at farms and country markets (Metropolitan/New Jersey). MORE

Sep. 29, 2014

Deaths of pedestrians Irving Schachter and Jill Tarlov in Central Park, both hit by bicyclists in separate accidents, have exposed chaos of park's main roadway, which some argue is one of the most crowded and contested roadways in the nation; deaths have also raised questions about how to apply New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's plan to reduce road fatalities in place where cars themselves are mostly out of the mix. MORE

Sep. 28, 2014

Pauline Ferrand-Prevot of France wins by a wheel length at the road cycling world championships in Ponferrada, Spain. MORE

Sep. 27, 2014

Hoboken, Jersey City and Weehawken alter their bike-sharing plan largely because of financial reasons; instead of creating a regional bike-sharing system, Hoboken and Weehawken have decided to roll out 300 bikes by German manufacturer Next Bike by end of Nov 2014 and Jersey City hopes to bring 500 to 600 Citi Bikes to its streets by 2015. MORE

Sep. 25, 2014

Bradley Wiggins of Britain claim his first road cycling world title, a convincing victory in the time-trial event in Ponferrada, Spain. MORE

Sep. 24, 2014

Pedestrians and cyclists vie for space on popular loop road of West Drive in Central Park, where Connecticut woman Jill Tarlov died of injuries sustained after she hit by a bicycle; some pedestrians describe increasingly hostile environment on six-mile road. MORE

Sep. 24, 2014

Lisa Brennauer of Germany wins her second gold medal in three days at the world cycling championships, claiming individual time trial in Ponferrada, Spain. MORE

Sep. 23, 2014

Jill Tarlov of Fairfield, Conn, woman struck by bicyclist in Central Park, dies; rider, Jason W Marshall, says he is 'deeply saddened' by her death and that the collision was accidental and unavoidable. MORE

Sep. 22, 2014

Prof Kenneth T Jackson and 200 Columbia University students take an all-night bike ride, pedaling by New York City landmarks and historic sites as part of his course on the History of the City of New York; holds event periodically every few years since the mid-1970's as he feels students can understand the city better by seeing where its history had taken place. MORE

Sep. 21, 2014

Neighborhood Joint column on Le Basket, East Village deli, restaurant and beer garden that is hangout for city's bike messengers. MORE

Sep. 20, 2014

Michael Wilson Crime Scene column; 17 mountain bikes are stolen from Brooklyn Bike Park in Williamsburg on same night group gathered for full moon meditation; noise from group's chanting may have provided cover for bicycle thieves. MORE

Sep. 20, 2014

Long-simmering conflict between bicyclists and pedestrians in New York City flares up again after 58-year-old pedestrian Jill Tarlov of Connecticut is struck in Central Park by a bicyclist; Tarlov remains in critical condition at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. MORE

Sep. 19, 2014

Jens Voigt set a new mark in track cycling’s historic Hour Record, racing 31.7 miles around a velodrome in Grenchen, Switzerland. MORE

Sep. 15, 2014

Alberto Contador of Spain wins his third Vuelta a Espana bicycle race; other cycling news noted. MORE

Sep. 14, 2014

Alberto Contador wins mountainous 20th stage of the Vuelta a Espana. MORE

Sep. 14, 2014

Renovations at the TriBeCa flagship studio of SoulCycle, chain of indoor cycling studios that is a haven to celebrities and everyday-workout-obsessives alike, have disrupted schedules and upset their clients, but most are taking it in stride. MORE

Sep. 13, 2014

Australian cyclist Adam Hansen wins 19th stage of the Vuelta a Espana, while Spain's Alberto Contador retains overall lead. MORE

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March 28, 2015, Saturday

Tejay van Garderen of the United States climbed steadily after breaking from the pack and hung on to win the fourth stage of the Volta a Catalunya in Spain by three seconds, while Bart De Clercq of Belgium took the overall lead.